
The maximum speed of a Minecart on a straight stretch will be 8 m/s (11.1 m/s in a diagonal). Using multiple powered rails or going downhill will increase the speed of the Minecart. If it is not powered, it will reduce the speed of the Minecart, and in most cases two adjacent unpowered segments will bring the Minecart to a complete stop. To use the Powered Rail, it needs to be incorporated into the track, and be powered. Powered Rails act as boosters to speed up Minecarts.

(Do this only once) Place one powered rail after 3 basic rails.Start by placing basic rails in a straight line.This is to ensure that the minecart doesn’t leave the rail in case it rolls backward. Before placing any rail, start by placing one block at the very beginning of the track.Here comes the main part of the guide, building your very first railway system. for 5 basic rails we need one powered rail and one Redstone torch. Just make sure to have everything in 5:1:1 ratio i.e. The quantity of the items depends on the length of the tracks we are going to build. Place one stick in the middle of the top row (2nd place) and one Redstone in the middle of the second row (5th place).Note that powered rails without a Redstone torch beside it will act as a braking system and slow down the speed of minecarts. We will be placing one Redstone torch beside every powered rail. Redstone torches- These torches are used to power the powered rails to push minecarts forward.Place 5 iron ingots in the craft table in a position such that only the middle spot (2) in the top row is empty and the second row (4,5,6) is filled.Note that the carts don’t have a braking system, so to stop you either exit the cart or use non-activated powered rails to stop the cart. These carts will run only on rails and carry players as well as items across the tracks in the direction they are pushed. Minecarts- the basic vessel we need to use to travel on tracks.Additionally, place the Redstone in the middle of the last row i.e.

Place the items in the same manner as basic rail. Powered Rail- We need 6 gold ingots, one stick, and Redstone to make one powered rail.Now place the stick in the exact middle i.e. Place the iron ingots in such a manner that only the middle column remains empty (2nd, 5th, and 8th place). Basic Rail- We need 6 iron ingots and one stick.We will be placing one powered rail after 5 basic rail to speed up our carts. Basic rail will be used to plan out the railway track and powered rail will be used to power the minecarts.

We need 2 types of rails ─ Basic Rail and Powered Rail.
